American Sign Language: "principle"

The sign for principle, (as in a
guiding rule) is similar to signs such as "rule" or "law" that are done on the
palm of non-dominant hand.

Hold up your non-dominant "flat-hand" with the palm facing outward and the
fingers pointing upward (as if representing a piece of paper.
Touch the thumb-side of your dominant "P" hand the flat upper finger area of the
non-dominant hand and then pull the "P-hand" off of the palm a bit as you make a
small downward arc with the "P" hand and touch the lower part of the palm.

PRINCIPLE:

Here is an example of another signer "Sean Benson, single, Deaf, early 30's"
doing the sign for "principle."